nyscience - Physical Setting Key Ideas

ELEMENTARY SCIENCE PHYSICAL SETTING KEY IDEAS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

1. The Earth and celestial phenomena can be described by principles of relative motion and perspective.

describe patterns of daily, monthly, and seasonal changes in their environment

**2. Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water, and land.**

describe the relationsships among air, water, and land on Earth

**3. Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity.**

observe and describe properties of materials using appropriate tools
describe chemical and physical changes, including changes in states of matter

4. Energy exists in many forms, and when these forms change energy is conserved.

describe a variety of forms of energy and the changes that occur in objects when they interact with those forms of energy
observe the way one form of energy can be transformed into another form present in common situations

5. Energy and matter interact through forces that result in changes in motion.

describe the effects of common forces on objects, such as those caused by gravity, magnetism, and mechanical forces
describe how forces can operate across distances